Water-purifying apparatus.



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J. F. CHASE. WATER PURIFYING APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed October 10,1906. Serial No. 338,287.

To all whom it Wmy concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. Cruise, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Petersburg, in the county of Hillsboro and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Purify ing Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates generally to distil- 1,0 ling apparatus, and particularly to an apparatus for aerating and distilling water for domestic or other use, and it has for its object.to provide a simple, comparatively inexpensive apparatus adapted to provide and 1 maintain a large and continuous supply of purified and aerated water and a mlnimum cost, and it consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view, artly in section, showing an inclosure or b ding withmy improved apparatus arranged for o eration therein; Fig. 2 2 5 is an enlarged deta' vertical section of the aerating drum; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail transverse section through the condenser chambers; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail side elevation of one of the funnels Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail vertical section through one of the funnels; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail vertical section of one of the disks.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout all the views.

The boiler and apparatus for purifying the air may be located in the cellar or any other preferred room of a house or other building, or it may be arranged and installed in a building s ecially erected therefor and in the drawings show it in connection with such a buildin A, and in which B represents the boiler, the smoke stack, and D the air purifying ap aratus. The boiler is prererably of the tubu ar type as indicated in brokr. lines.

The smoke stack C extends through the roof of the structure and may be held in position by suitable guy Wires or braces from the roof. The boiler may be of any preferred or suitable type and the steam therefrom is con- 5 veyed by a pipe F to a horizontal pipe G, located and supported above the roo of the building A, from which it is delivered to the condenser chambers E, through the short pipes H, which connect the said pipe G with 5 5 each of the condenser chambers. The pipes H enter the condenser chambers E atone end and at a point near the apex or meeting edges of the sides of the chambers. The condenser chambers E are arranged side by sideand are supported over the roof at a slight incline by cross piece I), and uprights c, or in any other preferred manner, so that the proper flow of the water to the discharge outlets at the bottom at one end of the condenser chambers is assured. The chambers E are formed in the shape of triangular prisms, and they are made from any suitable sheet metal, such as copper, steel, or iron, and are arranged with their bases facing the roof.

At that end of the condenser chambers o posite the end supporting the steam pipe 8,

outlet pipes I lead from the bottoms of said chambers to a horizontal conductor pipe J,

which discharges into the upper end of the I aerating drum K. Also from said pipe J, a pipe L leads to a funnel shaped receiving pipe 9 located on and discharging into the an' purlfymg apparatus D, said pipe being provided with a cut-off cock e in order to don- 1101 the delivery to said pipe g.

The air urifying apparatus consists of a rectan ular chamber D, within which a pro-r peller laded wheel M is mounted on a short shaft N which is connected to a motor 0, whereby it may be revolved at a rapid rate of speed. From one side of the purifying chamber, D, a discharge spout or-tapered tube P, leads to and enters the aerating drum K at a point near its bottom, and an air inlet pipe h projects from the top of said purifying chamber. An overflow pipe h is also provided for said chamber.

The aerating drum Kis cylindrical in form with a tapered or conical shaped lower end i, to which is connected a discharge pipe j having a cut off cock 7r, whereby the water may be drawn off as desired. At its top the drum is provided with a removable top or cover Z, carrying a ho wires or metal tapes n. The wires or tapes 7:. support a number of funnels R, and perfom to which are connected rated partitions or disks S, arranged withinv V the drum, one above the other at suitable distances apart, there being shown, in this instance, Fig. 2, two funnels, and three disks, one of the latter being located between the funnels, but any number of each may be used according to the length of the drum and the quantity of water treated. The funnels R are formed with openings a near their \tops to permit of the circulation of air through cylinder, said openings being protected from water leakage by the aprons n which extend over said openings and direct the entering water toward the center of the funnels. The perforated disks S are provided with short. tubes S, whichextend from the central opening therein, and are covered by the conical deflectors or sprayers T, which cause the descending water tobe sprayed outwardly on all sides so as to be more thoroughly aerated by the ascending currents of air arising through the perforated disks. The deflectors or Sprayers, T, are supported above and from the collars s, by short braces 25 as shown best in Fig. 2.

The disks 8 are secured to short cylinders t which fit snugly Within the aerating drum and an inwardly inclining apron r is secured denser chambers E, atone end of the latter bymeans of short pipes to and isprovided with the escape pipe to, whereby the gases liberated from the condensing steam may escape from the condensers.

A are the cold water supply pipes which are connected to the spraying pipes A arranged between and parallel with the condensers and are adapted to spray the water on the sides of said condensers. Owing to spread over the condensing surface.

the shape of the condensers and the arrangement 0 the distributing pipes A the water from the latter strikes the sides of the condensers near the apex or ridge and is spread over the sides thereof and vegetable matter contained inthe water is carried off thereby and not lodged on the condenser. the condensers are in the shape of pipes or rectangular bodies vegetable matter is deposited thereon, rendering it necessary to cease o erations and thus causing an expense and delay in cleansing the same, and there is also a considerable waste of water, as the condensing surface is of much less area and of such shape as to permit of the escape of a quantity of the water without it first haXilng e shape of my condensers enables me to cut ofi the cooling water during the winter Where season and condense by atmospheric air only, and in the summer I have the advantage of both the air and water for cooling puroses. The support of the funnels and erorated disks in the drum K by means 0 the wire or tape n, is also a great advantage, as I am able to quickly remove the same from the drum and thoroughly cleanse said parts as well as the drum with little delay and expense.

Inoperation the steam is delivered from the boiler to each of the condensers and the cold water turned into the pipes A. The bladed wheel is then caused to revolve rapidly, suoking the air into the chamber through the pipe 72, and forcing it therefrom through the tube P and into the drum up which it asscends through the descending distilled water, which, being in sprayed form or in thin streams, is thoroughly aerated thereby. The purification of the air in the chamber D is accomplished by delivering a stream of water thereto through the pipe L and tube g, which is agitated and beaten into a spray by the bladed wheel through which the air passes on its way to the drum. After the apparatus is once in operation there is a constant draft through the sterilized water in the chamber D and through the drum and into the condensers E and thence to the esca .e-pi e w. This draft or current created by t e w eel is assisted by the vacuum created by the condensing-steam in the chambers and the escaping of the superfluous steam and gases directly through pipe W to the escape pipe 21/.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. An aerating drum for water-purifying apparatus, comprising a cylinder having a series of funnels, and a series of perforated disks arranged alternately therein, said disks having a central opening surrounded by a collar, and a conical shaped cover or top.

2. An aerating drum for water-purifying apparatus, comprising a drum having a series of funnels, and a series of perforated disks arranged alternately therein, said funnels having openings protected by aprons, and said disks having aprons to direct the water therefrom toward the center of the drum.

JOHN F. CHASE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES LOWELL HOWARD, M. A. SMITH. 

